2018-04-03 Growth Committee Agenda Packet - Open SessionCity of Saint John
Growth Committee - Open Session
AGENDA
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
12:30 pm
8th Floor Boardroom, City Hall
1. Call to Order
Pages
1.1 Growth Committee Minutes - March 15, 2018 1 - 3
1.2 Develop SJ Presentation 4-17
1.3 Smart Cities Challenge Milestone Update 18-18
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MINUTES - OPEN SESSION GROWTH COMMITTEE MEETING
MARCH 15, 2018 AT 11:00 A.M.
8T" FLOOR BOARDROOM, CITY HALL
Present: Mayor D. Darling
Deputy Mayor S. McAlary
Councillor G. Lowe
Councillor J. MacKenzie
Councillor B. Armstrong
Absent: Councillor R. Strowbridge
Also
Present: City Manager J. Trail
Commissioner Growth and Community Development J. Hamilton
Deputy Commissioner Growth and Community Development P. Ouellette
Deputy Commissioner Building and Inspection Services A. Poffenroth
Director Strategic Real Estate Services S. Carson
Administrative Assistant K. Tibbits
1. Meeting Called To Order
Mayor Darling called the Growth Committee open session meeting to order.
1.1 Approval of Minutes
1.1.1 Minutes of February 6. 2018
Moved by Councillor Armstrong, seconded by Deputy Mayor McAlary:
RESOLVED that the minutes of February 6, 2018 be approved.
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Moved by Deputy Mayor McAlary, seconded by Councillor Armstrong:
RESOLVED that the agenda of March 15, 2018 be approved.
MOTION CARRIED.
(J. Scott entered the meeting)
1.2 Update on Smart Cities Challenge
Mr. Ouellette stated that research has been conducted to determine if an opportunity exists to
pursue the Smart Cities Challenge in terms of capacity to address the challenge and interest in
the community. Feedback on the idea has been positive.
Cities Challenge. There are two communities of Saint John's size that will be awarded a $10M
prize and a number of short-listed communities will receive $250k to fully develop a proposal.
The goal is to identify the community's most significant challenge, and use a smart cities
approach of using data and connected technology, to solve this challenge. Referring to the
submitted report, Ms. Scott commented on the themes, stakeholder workshop, public survey,
an upcoming workshop to evaluate the challenge themes and next steps in the process.
(Councillor Lowe entered the meeting)
Moved by Deputy Mayor McAlary, seconded by Councillor MacKenzie:
RESOLVED that the presentation entitled "Smart Cities Challenge" be received for information.
MOTION CARRIED.
(R. Gaudet of Enterprise Saint John, Mr. McGovern and Ms. Tompkins entered the meeting)
1.3 Enterprise Saint John
Mr. Gaudet reviewed the submitted presentation and commented on economic development,
key performance indicators and 2017 results. Enterprise Saint John has a refreshed strategic
partnership plan, and intends to partner with the private sector to work collaboratively on
initiatives to move the City forward. The three year economic development plan will market
Saint John and the broader community to a larger audience. The goal is to generate long term
economic growth and increase prosperity for the greater Saint John region by supporting job
growth, expanding the workforce and marketing the region.
Moved by Deputy Mayor McAlary, seconded by Councillor MacKenzie:
RESOLVED that the Enterprise Saint John presentation be received for information.
MOTION CARRIED.
(Councillor Armstrong, J. Scott and R. Gaudet withdrew from the meeting)
(Y. Leger and A. Reid entered the meeting)
1.4 Mandate Letters
Mr. Ouellette reviewed the draft mandate letters for Enterprise Saint John and DevelopSJ, noting
that they were developed in collaboration with both entities and have the support from the two
agencies. Both are expected to deliver on the areas of employment growth and tax base growth
specifically, and to build alignment with other community agencies to promote the City positively.
Moved by Councillor MacKenzie, seconded by Deputy Mayor McAlary:
RESOLVED that the Growth Committee endorse the draft 2018 mandate letters for Develop Saint
John and Enterprise Saint John and submit to Common Council for consideration.
MOTION CARRIED.
1.5 Water Rate Analysis on Vacant Lots
Mr. McGovern stated that under the Roadmap for Smart Growth, he was asked to determine if
the City was legislatively permitted to charge water and sewer fees on vacant lots in the
Primary Development Area, where infrastructure is in place. An analysis was undertaken and it
was determined that the City does not have the legal authority to charge water and sewer fees
to the owners of vacant land.
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charge the owner of a building standing on land in which the service runs through, even if the
owner chooses not to connect to the water and sewerage infrastructure. The current practice
is to charge a fee only for the first 6 months after disconnection, and thereafter, no fee is
levied. This practice does not treat ratepayers equitably and does not allow for cost recovery.
It is proposed that the current practice be repealed and a new provision be introduced that
would require the owner of vacant/dilapidated homes, to pay for water and sewer services,
which represents the cost of having the service available. The annual recurring revenue is $85k
in new recurring revenue as long as the building remains on the land. There is potential for
higher delinquency rates, however if not paid, a lien can be placed against the property.
Moved by Councillor MacKenzie, seconded by Councillor Lowe:
RESOLVED that the Growth Committee support the forthcoming Water and Sewer By-law
Amendment being proposed to Council, and that the report be received for information.
MOTION CARRIED.
Adjournment
Moved by Deputy Mayor McAlary, seconded by Councillor Lowe:
RESOLVED that the open session meeting of the Growth Committee be adjourned.
MOTION CARRIED.
The open session meeting of the Growth Committee held on March 15, 2018 was adjourned at
p.m.
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Smart Cities
Date: AprH 3, 2018
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Further to previous presentations provided to the Growth Committee during their last two
meetings, this Memo serves as a project update. The Project Team continues to engage the
community in order to formulate a compelling application for the Government of Canada's
Smart Cities Challenge.
Through our on-going engagement process, the community has chosen "population decline" as
the challenge that they would like to submit for consideration. The Project Team is now
developing our community's preferred challenge statement, which will be the basis for our
application. ESJ's Smart and Connected Community Data Project serves as a key enabler.
The Challenge Statement is a single sentence that defines the outcome or outcomes a
community aims to achieve by implementing its Smart Cities proposal. The Challenge Statement
must be measurable, ambitious, and achievable through the proposed use of data and
connected technology. We must also consider the viability of the project with local technical
experts and ensure we have the capacity to carry out the project, if we were selected.
As previously noted, we are both encouraged and highly motivated by the community interest
and support around the Smart Cities Challenge process and the population decline theme.
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